geanticline

geanticline

English

Etymology

geo- +‎ anticline.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn/

Noun

geanticline (plural geanticlines)

1. (geology, geography) A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 119:

     As the geanticline rose upwards, nappes glided off like slicks from the back of an emerging whale.